Remembering Weymouth's own Miss World, Lesley Langley
Did you know that the winner of the Miss World title in 1965 hailed from Weymouth?
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Did you know that the winner of the Miss World title in 1965 hailed from Weymouth?
ENTERTAINMENT venues that have closed to the public tend to be gone for good. So the plan to reopen Bournemouth’s Palace Court Theatre – also known as the Playhouse – constitutes a dramatic comeback. It is 35 years since a lack of public support seemed to have brought down the curtain on the building's days as a theatre and cinema. It became a place of worship, over the objections of Bournemouth council and many supporters. Now Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) has acquired the venue – a neighbour of Bournemouth’s Premier Inn on Hinton Road and Westover Road. It plans to re...